Senators Delay Minton Approval
President Truman nominated Sherman Minton to the Supreme Court to fill Justice Wiley Rutledge's vacancy. Senate action paused as Judiciary Committee Chair McCarran plans a routine, about three week process. Mentions of possible protests and comments from Kilgore and others noted.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
McCarran
D-New
Judiciary Committee
Minton
Indiana
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Wiley Rutledge
McCaran
Europe
Kilgore
D-Wva
Associated Press
Blend Milk Price Raised for August
The Chicago area federal milk market administrator announced a uniform blended price of 3.64 a hundredweight for August deliveries within a 70 mile zone. Class prices for August 1949 are 3.865 for Class 1, 3.465 for Class 2, 3.048 for Class 3, and 3.048 for Class 4. Announced September Class 1 and Class 2 prices are 3.948 and 3.548 respectively.
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Chicago
Chicago Area
Cherry Man's Widow Sues Over Plane Crash Deaths
The widow of a leading cherry industry figure filed a $57,000 suit against the estate of Karl Reynolds. Mrs. Lougee Stedman alleges she and her three minor children lost future income when her husband and two other cherry leaders died in a December 4 plane crash.
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Sturgeon Bay
Lougee Stedman
Karl Reynolds
July Swiss Cheese Prices Steady as Quality Rises
Prices for July Swiss cheese at the factory held steady from June with improved quality. State brand 41-40 cents, B 35, C 32, grinders 30. August limburger at 29 cents. Production tapering, storage pressures easing, grinders surplus earlier, eastern markets still consider Swiss prices high.
Polio Emergency Fund Booths At Banks And Post Office
Morning reports show favorable response to the emergency polio fund drive with three booth locations in city banks and the post office. Volunteers include Mrs Brunkow chairing the Monroe Woman's club public welfare department and many named women and men assisting today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Tomorow
Mmes
Anton J. Portman
Wilbur E. Deininger
Theodore A. Hartman
Robert W. Stuart
Merle K. Banks
Zenna A. Gorder
Ida Lundgren
H. B. Caradine
E. N. Churchill
Russell W. Prien
F. Earl
Harold J. Lamboley
Alex Abplanalo
Alfred B. Voegeli
Chester Frautschy
Verna Kubly
Victor I. Carson
Stewart F. Kingston
Myron I. Stair
Harold S. Haworth
Everett A. Jarke
Ben H. Br
White House Wins In Tariff Powers
President Truman gains full tariff cutting powers after Senate victories for the administration. The reciprocal trade agreements act failed to curb executive authority, despite attempts to insert a peril point proviso by a Republican Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
Cheese Lab Opens North of Turner Hall Tour
Cheesemakers and patrons in the foreign type cheese area toured the new Cheese Laboratory, Inc. facility north of Turner hall. Technicians Robert E. Hardell and John Werren led groups through the equipment on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheese Laboratory, Inc
Turner Hall
Robert E. Hardell
John Werren
Monroes Missing Youth And Two Girls Found Safe
A 16 year old Monroe youth remains at large after failing to report to a Waukesha industrial school. Two Monroe girls, sister of the missing boy and another, were located visiting relatives in Belmont and returned home. Neighbors had seen a youth and two girls near a desert ed house in Clarno township. A Mexican, Martin Rios, 24, Freeport, confessed to an incident at Sciota Mills and was fined for malicious mischief after a chase and court appearance.
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Monroe
Waukesha
Belmont
Clarno Township
Buena Vista
Stephenson County
Sciota Mills
Martin Rios
Freeport
Rios
Illinois Central Railroad
Sheriff’s Department
Fire Threatens Berk Clothing Co Building in Darlington
Fire of unknown origin threatened a Main street business last evening but was controlled before reaching the Berk Clothing Co main floor or the second floor apartment of Mrs. Sarah Law. A rear porch and stairway suffered damage while smoke caused extensive harm. Firemen wore smoke masks to enter the shop.
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Darlington
Main Street
Berk Clothing Co
Sarah Law
Cheddar Unchanged In Plymouth Sales
Wisconsin cheese exchange shows steady trading tone with unchanged cheddar prices. Two cars Cheddar at 30.34 cents, Illinois U S No 1 Cheddar at 30.34 cents. bids unfilled include three cars at 30.34 cents and other varied entries. Offers uncovered list five cars at 36 cents, Illinois U S No 1 at 30.34 cents.
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Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois
U. S
Illinois U. S
Billy Riffle Injured After Slipping Into Shower Door
Harold W. Billy Riffle a Monroe high school football candidate suffered severe lacerations to the right wrist and left index finger after slipping into a glass shower door yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St. Clare hospital by Coach Gay Steensrud where three stitches were placed in the wrist.
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Billy Riffle
Harold W
Billy) Riffle
9Th Street
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Gay Steensrud
American Escapes Soviet Berlin Jail
Private John J. Sienkiewicz and three British soldiers escaped from a Soviet Berlin jail last midnight. They bored a wall with a blunt knife and used an iron bed bar to force their cell door, reaching a bombed-out building to the street then fled to the western sector. He reached a German police station in the French sector and reported the escape to American authorities. He described harsh interrogations and an officer slapping him after he refused to answer about U S guns and tank troops.
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Berlin
East Berlin
U. S. Army
John J. Sienkiewicz
Pimy
Sienkiewicz
Oranienburg
Albany Doctor Cleared in Chicago Antitrust Case
The U S government says Dr F L Bongiorno of Albany is dropped from the antitrust suit involving rebate practices between eye care providers and glasses makers. The release calls his inclusion an error and notes most other defendants had died or were wrongly charged.
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F. L. Bongiorno
Albany
Chicago
Dr. Bongiorno
Burgess Battery Plant to Close in Monroe Move Equipment Elsewhere
Burgess Battery Co will end operations in Monroe Sept. 30 and relocate equipment to Freeport and other company plants. The 64 local workers will lose their payroll of up to 5000 weekly, with wartime sub assembly and civilian radio batteries earlier handled here.
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Burgess Battery
Monroe
Burgess. Battery Co
F. J. Kirkman
Freeport
Kirkman
Richard Bose
Burgess
Platteville
17Th Avenue
Lanz
Otto Lanz
The
Lanz Hardware Co
Chamber of Commerce
Frank A. Buehler
Walter L. Day
Chamber
Freeman Shoe Co
Beloit
John A. Becker
Dwight A. Crandall
Crandall
Burgess Battery Co
Lanz Company
Herbert E. Lanz
Foundry
Hare Trucking Co
Herman F. Otto A
Mary E. Lanz
Fred Lanz
John A. Lanz
Battery Firm
H. B. Clark
Western Auto
Sherman Hodgson
Murray Appeals To Steel Leaders To Accept Formula
The CIO united steel workers urge 57 steel producers to accept the presidential board's peace recommendations to avert a strike by Sept 25. Murray and U S Steel's Fairless trade telegraphs over wage and insurance plans as contract talks resume under a 11 day deadline.
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Murray
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers Today
Presidential Board
Philip Murray
Truman
Steel Industry Board
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Jones and Laughlin
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
Fairless
Forreston Sauerkraut Day Draws Thousands
Forreston hosted the world's largest free meal celebration drawing about 35 000 attendees. Between 11:30 a m and 1 30 p m the crowd served 20 000 hot dogs 4 000 pounds of kraut and 2 000 gallons of coffee with 10 000 to 15 000 people filing through for plates and cups.
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Forreston
Four Missing in First Crash of Giant Army B 36 Bomber
A giant B-36 bomber crashed into Lake Worth during a routine flight from Carswell air force base killing one crew member and leaving four missing. Eight others survived with minor injuries. the crash occurred after a reported power failure with the six engine craft plowing into the water near the runway end at about 7 45 p m. Maj Toy B Husband piloted the plane and Maj John H Keene was co pilot as authorities with hold names of missing crewmen.
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Army
Fort Worth
Lake Worth
Carswell Air Force Base
William G. Seymour
Richard L. English
Sartell
Minn
Hospi
Tal
7Th Squadron
7Th Wing
Eighth Air Force
Kenneth McKeilip
Max Ewing
Dallas News
Toy B. Husband
Woodlake
Calif
John H. Keene
Miami
Fla
Air Force
Normal Institute Elects Teacher as President in Monroe
Miss Marion Newman, demonstration room teacher at Green County Normal, was elected president of the Green County Teachers Association at the fall institute in Monroe. Russell Monroe was named treasurer, with delegates chosen for the state convention and holdover officers listed.
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Marion Newman
Green County Normal School
Green County Teachers Association
Paul Severson
Winslow
Russell Monroe
New Glarus
Verona West
Monroe
Marvel Stark
Ullom
Cadiz Township
Helen Schlough
New Glarus High School
Joyce Reasa
John Christopher
Albany
Margaret Baker
Florence Wartenweiler
Emma Rechsteiner
Ella Julian
Walworth County
Schultz
Ruth Chase
Otto W. Lund
Albany Driver Hurt Slightly in Highway Crash
Albert R. Minder of Albany escaped with a few scratches after his car left highway 39 east of the Babler school. The vehicle overturned several times as it toppled off the crest, skidded, and rolled over. Green County highway police investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert R. Minder
Albany
Highway 39
Babler School
Green County Highway Police
Wiley Thye Welcome Chance To Fight Oleo Tax Repeal in January
Senators Wiley and Thye, Republican leaders in the oleo tax repeal fight, welcome a senate floor vote next January. They oppose the house approved repeal of federal taxes on oleomargarine. Thye expects no vote next year and predicts Senate defeat if it occurs.
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Wiley
Thye
Washington
Senate Democratic
Senate
Rwis
R-Minn
House
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Meter Opposition Shown in Monroe Merchants Poll Ad
The Monroe Merchants Courtesy league released a full page ad in The Evening Times reporting survey results from 10 000 mail cards with about 3 000 replies. The poll shows 94 per cent enjoyed shopping in Monroe 55.6 per cent oppose parking meters and 68.3 per cent oppose any new meters. Clarence F. Kempfert led the effort noting ongoing responses and that results are for business purposes only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Merchants Courtesy League
Evening Times Today
Monroe
Clarence F. Kempfert
New League
League
Grade Students Visit Gift Bookmobile Here
Pupils from city grade schools toured the women’s clubs gift Bookmobile on the square. East and North school classes took part this morning. Children’s reactions varied as they toured the four by four vehicle. The bookmobile travels statewide to deliver books to rural schools.
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Circuit Court Room
Court House
W. B. Senty
L. A. Schultz
State Department
John Weinlick
Wisconsin Educational Association
Elizabeth Burr
Traveling Library Commission
First District Women’s Club Federation
Women’s Clubs
Property Trade Links City Land to Land East of Tank Site
J. T. Etter of 2263 6th street traded a small plot of land for a similar amount of land further east of the water tank site to be erected east of the hospital. The water tank main site was purchased from Joseph Steiner of 502 20th avenue.
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J. T. Etter
6Th Street
5Th Street
Joseph Steiner
20Th Avenue
Freeman Buys Farm Near Green County Center
The M. H. Stauffacher farm northeast of town by the Green County Center cheese factory on route 1 in Monticello was purchased by Sears Freeman. Possession will be taken March 1.
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M. H. Stauffacher
Green County Center
Monticello
Sears Freeman
16Th Street
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Cherry Man
White House
Plymouth
Karl E. Burkhalter
Kraft Foods
Tom B. Richards
Brodhead
Burkhalter
Green County
Fred
15Th Avenue
Franklin
U.S
Pacific
Navy
Air
U. S. Navy
Forreston Kraut
Institute
Miss Newman Heads County Association
Freeman
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